Class Division, Social Cohesion and Economic Growth

Zahid Pervaiz

ISBN 10: 3843373868 / ISBN 13: 9783843373869

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Dez 2010, 2010

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Neuware -Fostering and nurturing social cohesion in a society has been a matter of concern for academicians as well as policy makers. Social Cohesion is important because it is not only an objective in itself which can make a society a better place to live in, but it has also certain economic and political implications. The present work is an attempt to study the impact of social cohesion on economic growth. It is a case study of developing South Asian country, Pakistan. It has discussed that how Elite dominance, class division, gender bias, poverty and different forms of economic and social inequalities are important in determining social cohesion in a society which in turn can affect economic growth.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 76 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Class Division, Social Cohesion and Economic Growth
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Dez 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3843373868
• ISBN 13: 9783843373869
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

Fostering and nurturing social cohesion in a society has been a matter of concern for academicians as well as policy makers. Social Cohesion is important because it is not only an objective in itself which can make a society a better place to live in, but it has also certain economic and political implications. The present work is an attempt to study the impact of social cohesion on economic growth. It is a case study of developing South Asian country, Pakistan. It has discussed that how Elite dominance, class division, gender bias, poverty and different forms of economic and social inequalities are important in determining social cohesion in a society which in turn can affect economic growth.

About the Author

The authors are academics at National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, Pakistan. Their areas of interest are Development Economics, Political Economy and Economics of Population and Manpower.